metricizev.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɛtrᵻsʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmɛtrəˌsaɪz/

Forms: 1800s metricise, 1900s– metricize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metric adj.¹, -ize suffix.

Etymology: < metric adj.¹ + -ize suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier metricized adj.²

†1. transitive. To analyse the metre of, scan. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > adapt something to the metric system

metricize1831

metricize1906

metricate1970

1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle vi. 118 She who can construe and metricise a chorus shall..pass in by herself.

2. transitive. To render (data, facts, ideas, etc.) measurable; to make susceptible to or (hence) to subject to quantitative analysis.

ΚΠ

1936 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 1 51 These methods represent pioneer attempts to metricize data and fields which have up to the present been regarded as least amenable to quantitative methods.

1950 H. D. Lasswell & A. Kaplan Power & Society Introd. p. xxi The futility in the present state of research of many attempts at metricizing (quantifying) political hypotheses.

1964 Current Res. & Development in Sci. Documentation (National Sci. Foundation) No. 13. 123 The problems of defining and metricizing the mutual relevancies of queries and document collections have been investigated.

1990 Contemp. Sociol. 19 378 The group seems almost to be searching for..features of structure and process that at least in principle, can be metricized and addressed by generative rules.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

metricizev.²

Brit.

/ˈmɛtrᵻsʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmɛtrəˌsaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metric adj.², -ize suffix.

Etymology: < metric adj.² + -ize suffix. Compare earlier metricized adj.¹Although N.E.D. (1906) has an entry for this word, there seems to be no other evidence for the independent existence of the simple verb at that date. It appears most likely that N.E.D.'s headword was inferred in order to provide a suitable location for discussion of the adjectival forms: see metricized adj.¹

rare.

transitive. To convert or adapt to the metric system. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > take measurements [verb (intransitive)] > change to or adopt a metric system

metricize1906

metricate1965

metrify1968

the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > adapt something to the metric system

metricize1831

metricize1906

metricate1970

1906 in N.E.D. Metricize.

1965 Observer 5 Dec. 40/5 If of old measures we're forsakers..How describe it? There are cries For Metrification, Metricize.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metricize
释义	metricizev.¹ Brit. /ˈmɛtrᵻsʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɛtrəˌsaɪz/ Forms: 1800s metricise, 1900s– metricize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metric adj.¹, -ize suffix. Etymology: < metric adj.¹ + -ize suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier metricized adj.² †1. transitive. To analyse the metre of, scan. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > adapt something to the metric system metricize1831 metricize1906 metricate1970 1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle vi. 118 She who can construe and metricise a chorus shall..pass in by herself. 2. transitive. To render (data, facts, ideas, etc.) measurable; to make susceptible to or (hence) to subject to quantitative analysis. ΚΠ 1936 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 1 51 These methods represent pioneer attempts to metricize data and fields which have up to the present been regarded as least amenable to quantitative methods. 1950 H. D. Lasswell & A. Kaplan Power & Society Introd. p. xxi The futility in the present state of research of many attempts at metricizing (quantifying) political hypotheses. 1964 Current Res. & Development in Sci. Documentation (National Sci. Foundation) No. 13. 123 The problems of defining and metricizing the mutual relevancies of queries and document collections have been investigated. 1990 Contemp. Sociol. 19 378 The group seems almost to be searching for..features of structure and process that at least in principle, can be metricized and addressed by generative rules. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). metricizev.² Brit. /ˈmɛtrᵻsʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɛtrəˌsaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metric adj.², -ize suffix. Etymology: < metric adj.² + -ize suffix. Compare earlier metricized adj.¹Although N.E.D. (1906) has an entry for this word, there seems to be no other evidence for the independent existence of the simple verb at that date. It appears most likely that N.E.D.'s headword was inferred in order to provide a suitable location for discussion of the adjectival forms: see metricized adj.¹ rare. transitive. To convert or adapt to the metric system. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > take measurements [verb (intransitive)] > change to or adopt a metric system metricize1906 metricate1965 metrify1968 the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > adapt something to the metric system metricize1831 metricize1906 metricate1970 1906 in N.E.D. Metricize. 1965 Observer 5 Dec. 40/5 If of old measures we're forsakers..How describe it? There are cries For Metrification, Metricize. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹1831v.²1906
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